A dozen movie and music celebrities and a brief description of their patented inventions:
MARLON BRANDO – US6,812,392 – A drumhead tensioning device
CHRISTY BRINKLEY – US4,998,883 – Educational toy to help children with the alphabet
GARY BURGHOFF – US5235774 – An enhanced fish attractor
JAMIE LEE CURTIS – US4,753,647 – A diaper with built-in pocket for moist wipes
EDDIE VAN HALEN – US4,656,917 – A support for a guitar
MICHAEL JACKSON – US5,255,452 – Shoes that allowed Michael to perform anti-gravity dance illusions
HEDY LAMARR – US2,292,387 (co-inventor) – Secret communication system for torpedoes and other munitions using radio frequency hopping
ZEPPO MARX – US3,473,526 – The youngest of the Marx Brothers, he co-invented a cardiac pulse rate monitor
STEVE MCQUEEN – USD219,584 – Race car bucket seat
JULIE NEWMAR – US3,914,799 – Pantyhose with shaping band for cheeky derriere relief (yes…that’s the actual patent title)
PRINCE – USD349,127 – Portable electronic keyboard musical instrument
NEIL YOUNG – US6,441,570 – Wireless controller for a model toy train
Sources: Wikipedia and Wired Magazine